'This Is Why We Need People Like Me in Congress': Delia Ramirez Discusses GOP Plans to Defund Chicago

Plus, an editor's note on how Migrant Insider will cover ICE raids differently.

Ramirez in Chicago talking about immigration rights (image rights: her Facebook profile)

On Tuesday, we asked Delia Ramirez (D-IL) about the rumors of a large scale ICE raid in Chicago and what the city is doing to prepare for it. Ramirez, a new member of the House Homeland Security Committee, is gearing up to challenge a flood of anti-immigrant proposals that Republicans (and some Democrats) are pushing in the new term. Here’s our exchange with Ramirez —